Youth with a Positive Direction

Analysis

Youth with a Positive Direction is a registered charity in United States, based in Decatur, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2025. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2020, Youth with a Positive Direction reported income of $96k and spending of $125k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2020, income grew from $6,850 to $96k (+1299%), an average of +1299% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 1299%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Youth with a Positive Direction sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Power of One Foundation ($96k), New Beginning of Restoration & Hope Mobile Services ($96k) and Youth Rehabilitation and Development Program of Alabama ($96k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (50% of expenses). At year end it held assets of -$13k against liabilities of $0, net assets of -$13k.